Alberta

CBSA seeking escaped immigration detainee in Calgary

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says they are working with police forces to locate an escaped immigration detainee in Calgary.Indian national, Jagdeep Singh, escaped Wednesday night from the ...

Nov 20, 2025

Alberta Health Services and hospital workers back at table as strike looms

The union representing 16,000 Alberta hospital workers has returned to the bargaining table with the province's health-care delivery agency ahead of a weekend deadline for members to strike.The Albert...

Nov 20, 2025

Court challenge put over in Alberta teachers' fight on Charter veto

A court date is being rescheduled for Alberta's teachers in their fight to overturn legislation ordering them back to work.The Alberta Teachers' Association was to be in Edmonton court to set the whee...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 20, 2025

Alberta teachers head to court amid labour and Charter dispute with province

Alberta's teachers are heading to court today to try to get a judge to take immediate action on a provincial law ordering them back to work.Lawyers for the Alberta Teachers' Association will ask a jud...

Nov 20, 2025

Daily physical activity among Canadian adults gets low grades, per latest ParticipACTION report

ParticipACTION has released its 2025 Adult Report Card entitled 'Moving Beyond Stagnation: Elevating Physical Activity in Canada.'In the report's words, stagnation refers to a persistent lack of progr...

Nov 19, 2025

Alberta's auditor says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle

Alberta's auditor general estimates the government's failed effort to privatize community lab testing services left taxpayers on the hook for about $109 million.Auditor General Doug Wylie says in a ne...

Nov 19, 2025

Province aiming to create safer homes, brighter futures for youth

Alberta's government says it is supporting and strengthening occupational health and safety practices in child and youth facilities.Over the next two years, the province says it is investing more than...

Nov 19, 2025

Smith details Alberta plans to open door for doctors to work publicly and privately

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is offering details of her government's plan to introduce legislation to let doctors choose to work in the public and private health systems simultaneously.Smith says it...

Nov 19, 2025

Pronoun policy threatens to jeopardize relationship with students; Alberta teachers

The union representing Alberta teachers says the province's school pronoun policy puts teachers in a bind and threatens to jeopardize their students' trust.Jason Schilling, head of the Alberta Teacher...

Nov 19, 2025

BBB warns popular dog breeds targets for scammers

French bulldogs, dachshunds, German shepherds.According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), these dog breeds are some of the most popular lures scammers use to bring in unsuspecting targets. The orga...

Nov 19, 2025